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Little Miss Betty's Skydive For S.A.N.D.S

Rachel Whitehall is raising money for Sands
In memory of Evie Grace Blount
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Sands is the charity speaking up about pregnancy and baby loss, saving babies’ lives and supporting bereaved families. Together, we are saving babies’ lives and improving maternity safety and bereavement care through research, training and campaigning.

Story

On march 14th 2012 my niece, Evie Grace Blount, was silently born. Weighing 8lb 8 1/2 oz she had a head of dark curls and was perfect in every way, but one, she was born sleeping. She never took a breath outside of my big sister, she never moved or cried. 

I called her my little miss Betty, a nickname given to her as a bump, and from there I wanted to create something in her memory. A few weeks later LMB was formed. 

Since then I have created thousands of birthday cards, memorial pictures and produced several videos to remember all of your angels on mothers day and wave of light. We have private groups and connected people who have gone on to have the most amazing friendships. 

Along side this came made for Betty, a place to all what I make. But all of this has come at a cost, my health has gone downhill rapidly over the past 5 years. Drs think it was triggered by a traumatic event, my niece passing away. It was always there but dormant. 

I have anxiety, borderline personality disorder, chronic fatigue syndrome, depression, fibromyalgia, hypothyroidism, IBS and suffer from BPV. These together mean I have days, weeks, months in a wheelchair or using walking aids as well as been bed ridden. I have times wherw i am in so much pain i cannot type let alone create things. But I have come to a point in my life where I will not be ruled by illness and will rise above it.

Helping remember all of your angels is not only therapy for you but also for me. Thinking of others takes my mind away from what's going on inside me. I have a huge fear of heights and flying but want to do something scary to raise much needed funds for sands.

Every single £1 or More donation made will be able to nominate an angel to be included in the jump. My hope is to write their names on paper hearts of feathers and drop them as I fall thousands of feet. I will by flying with your angels. 

Please share and donate just £1, if everyone on our Facebook page donated just £1(!) We'd have almost £18,000!!! Please help xxxxx

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